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1 Falus - Nasir Shah AH 905-916
| Issuer | Malwa, Sultanate of |
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| Year | 1500-1503 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Square hammered flan bearing a multi-line Arabic legend in the field, reading 'Nasir Shah al-Khalji bin Ghiyath Shah', arranged in horizontal registers. A decorative knot or interlaced device occupies the central area of the field, serving as an ornamental divider between lines of text. The lettering is boldly struck in relief, typical of Malwa Sultanate copper coinage, though the irregular flan results in partial legend loss at the margins. The overall style reflects the calligraphic conventions of late 15th-century Sultanate epigraphy. |
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| Obverse lettering | ناصر شاه الخلجي بن غياث شاه |
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Nasir Shah's reign over Malwa was cut short by internal dynastic pressure — he was deposed by his own nobles after roughly a decade, a pattern that plagued the Ghuri sultans of Malwa through much of the fifteenth and early sixteenth centuries. Copper falus from this sultanate are notoriously irregular in flan preparation, a product of local workshop practice rather than centralized mint oversight, and survivors in any coherent state are genuinely scarce.